Cotton-batting



N. PETERS, PMOTO-LITHOGHAPHER. WASHINGTDN. I7 c,

' UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEicE.

E. P. RIDER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

COTTON-BATTING'.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 8,958, dated May 18, 1852.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1 E. P. RIDER, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented or produced a new article of manufacture, which I term cotton-felt, to be used for any purposeV to which it is applicable, and do hereby de- Clare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side view of a single layer or strip of the article. F ig. 2 is a side view of several layers or strips formed together by means of a continuous operation. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal side view elevation of the machinery required, showing the bats undergoing the different operations of ironing sizing unit-ing drying and purifying, by one continuous operation.

The nature of my invention consists in running a bat of ironed but unglazed batof cotton, in contact with a glazed but undried bat of cotton and pressing them together by means of pressure rolls, and causing the glazed and unglazed bats to unite together by means of the pressure rolls or roll and glazing material-thereby forming a nap on two sides of the glazing material previous to being dried, thus forming a fabric of any desired strength by incorporating double the amountof fiber with the usual amount of glazing material, thereby increasing the strength of the fabric equal to the additional amountof fiber employed.

By having the bats or naps attached to each side of the glazing material, a double degree of strength is obtained, and by such a union the fibers of cotton absorb the glazing material thereby placing it beyond the act-ion of humidity or dampness of the atmosphere-which makes it very desirable over any other fabric known or used for upholstery purposes.

In Fig. l a side view of a single layer or strip of the article is seen-A represents the glazed center with the fiber attached, (a) (a) represents the bats or cotton nap which are formed on each side of the glazing material A..

In Fig. 2 several layers or strips just described are shown in contact.

In Fig. 3 the bat is represented by the red ink line as it comes from the carding engines on the endless chain apron a it then passes around the compressive cylinder b in contact with the steam cylinder c the object of which is to mat or iron the surface of the bat of cotton previous to being glazed, the bat thus ironed passes in contact with the glazing cylinder d which revolves in the glazing material and carries it up against the bat of cotton-the bat thus glazed passes around the steam cylinder e coming in contact with the unglazed bat of cotton-which has made a revolution in the oven 7c previous to the glazing cylinder l being set in motion-the bats thus coming in contact pass under the compressive cylinder f which unites the two together by means of the glazing material which is applied in such a way as to produce a center glazingwhen the bats are so united together.

The neXt operation is that of drying which is performed by passing through the oven la on the endless chain apron g thence on to the second apron It to the other end of the machine to be either broken down and run out or to be returned back to receive another layer, and so on until a sufficient number of layers are obtained at pleasure.

The incline plane 7c is heated by the steam pipes z' z' or any other convenient methodthe object of the flue j is for the purpose drawing of the evaporation and at the same increasing the circulation of hot air through the oven and is finally discharged into the main stack or chimney of the establishment.

The advantages that my new article of manufacture possess over all others known or used for upholstery purposes are first I can produce a fabric of double the strength by forming a nap on two sides of any glazing material it being evident that the strength of the fabric depends upon the amount of fiber employed. Second by incorporating a large amount of fiber with the glazing material, the fiber absorbs the glazing, thereby protecting it from friction and at the same time places it beyond the action of humidity or dampness. Thirdly by forming a nap on two sides of the glazing material it enables me to manufacture the article much more rapid from the fact that I can turn the fabric first one side up then the other the nap protecting the glazing material from coming in Contact with the chain apron and sticking fast. Fourthly it enables me to form any desirable thickness by one continuous operation even to the thickness of a mattress cushions etc., and by so doing I expose the fibers of cotton to the direction of the hot air, thereby extracting the vegetable oil and rendering it more Wiry and elastic, and at the same time the hot air tends to purify the bers of cotton a great extent. Lastly it* enables me to make mattresses cushions etc. for about one half the usual expense and of double the durability.

Having thus described my invention what E. P. RIDER.

Witnesses:

O. D. MUNN, E.y C. PoLHAMUs. 

